Optics: measuring and testing inventions 04/08

20080094607 - Optical method and device for measuring a distance from an obstacle: An optical device to measure the distance between the device itself and an obstacle/object comprising a unit to emit radiation including an aligned series of sources of radiation coupled to a series of arrangements of lenses to guide the radiation emitted by the sources. An optical acquisition unit comprising a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080094608 - Laser velocimetry system: A laser velocimetry system that employs a low power laser. The laser has a power of up to about 100 mW. Light from the laser, in one embodiment, is directed through a multimode optical fiber and an optical probe to a surface of a moving sample. Doppler-shifted light from the... Agent: Los Alamos National Security, LLC

20080094612 - Arc flash detection system: An arc flash detection system includes a sensor for determining and responding to the presence of an arc flash condition in electrical equipment by detecting a pressure rise, rate of pressure rise and/or ultraviolet radiation characteristic of an arc flash, and generating a signal in response thereto; and processing means... Agent: The Johns Hopkins Universityapplied Physics Labora Office Of Patent Counsel

20080094611 - Investigation of vehicle glazing panels: The condition of a glazing panel (2) is investigated using a viewing device (1) to view an illuminating electromagnetic radiation profile at a target zone. Data relating to the viewed radiation profile is compared to datum data, to produce an output related to the condition of the glazing panel at... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20080094614 - Photobleaching by high power pulses: A pulse photobleaching methodology wherein a monochromatic illumination (e.g., laser illumination) having a higher power intensity (photobleaching power) just below the photodamage threshold of a luminescent sample is initially used to significantly attenuate sample luminescence without photothermally destroying the sample material. Thereafter, the laser power density may be reduced to... Agent: Chemimage Corporation

20080094615 - Optical phase domain reflectometer: An apparatus to measure optical characteristics of an optical medium may include an optical source to generate an optical square wave for transmission into the optical medium and an optical receiver to receive a reflected optical waveform from the optical medium caused by a portion of the optical square wave... Agent: Moore And Van Allen PLLC For Boeing

20080094606 - Geodetic total station which can be extended in a modular manner: The invention relates to a geodetic total station comprising an upper part (1a) provided with a support (2) with at least one support section (2a; 2b), an electronic display control unit (4), a total station data interface (6) provided with electrical contact elements (6a), and a top attachment (20) that... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080094605 - Laser-system: A laser-system comprises master-oscillator/power-amplifier (51) whereby the master-oscillator comprises a pulsed diode (3) and a pumped active optical fibre power-amplifier (9). Substantially all guides of laser light (5, 9, 31, 29, 33, 25, 35, 39, 45) are optical fibres. The pulsed diode (3) is not temperature stabilized. To reduce nevertheless... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080094609 - Detecting strain in birefringent materials using spectral polarimetry: A method, computer program product and system for analyzing multispectral images from a plurality of regions of birefringent material, such as a polymer film, using polarized light and a corresponding polar analyzer to identify differential strain in the birefringent material. For example, the birefringement material may be low-density polyethylene (LDPE),... Agent: Streets & Steele

20080094610 - Sensing systems and methods for differentiating between different cellular blood species during extracorporeal blood separation or processing: Systems and related methods sense the presence of targeted cellular blood species during extracorporeal blood separation or processing. The systems and methods tailor the sensing parameters to the particular objectives of the blood processing procedure selected to be accomplished. Different cellular blood species are targeted for detection for different selected... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler, Lt

20080094613 - Apparatus and method for ranging and noise reduction of low coherence interferometry lci and optical coherence tomography oct signals by parallel detection of spectral bands: Apparatus and method for increasing the sensitivity in the detection of optical coherence tomography and low coherence interferometry (“LCI”) signals by detecting a parallel set of spectral bands, each band being a unique combination of optical frequencies. The LCI broad bandwidth source is split into N spectral bands. The N... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080094616 - Surface defect inspection apparatus: A surface defect inspection apparatus in accordance with the present invention is a surface defect inspection apparatus 500 which includes a tested object 40 a multi-layer film is formed on the surface thereof, and an illumination portion 5 which irradiates an illumination light 6b generated by the illumination lamp 41... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080094617 - Machine for inspecting glass containers: A machine for inspecting glass bottles for wire edges. A bottom light directs light vertically upwardly to image a Camera imaging the glass bottle from above. A beam splitter redirects light from a second light source which issues horizontal light, vertically downwardly towards the sealing surface. The bottle hole appears... Agent: Emhart Glass Research, Inc.

20080094618 - Machine for inspecting glass containers: A machine for inspecting the finish of a glass container rotating at an inspection station. A pair of light sources have horizontal light axes which are orthogonally related and intersect the container axis. The light sources illuminate the container finish. The illuminated checks are seen by a camera which has... Agent: Emhart Glass Research, Inc.

20080094619 - Optical measuring device and optical measuring method: An optical measuring device according to the present invention has a light emitting portion; an irradiation waveguide for guiding light from the light emitting portion toward an object; a receiving waveguide for guiding light from the object; and a light receiving portion for receiving the light having been guided through... Agent: Venable LLP

20080094621 - Nanoscale structures, systems, and methods for use in nano-enhanced raman spectroscopy (ners): NERS-active structures for use in Raman spectroscopy include protrusions extending from a surface of a substrate. A Raman signal-enhancing material is disposed on at least one surface of a first protrusion and at least one surface of a second protrusion. The Raman signal-enhancing material disposed on the first protrusion projects... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080094620 - Systems and methods for detection of raman scattered photons: Raman spectroscopy systems include an analyte, a radiation source configured to emit incident radiation having a wavelength, and a detector that is capable of detecting only radiation having wavelengths within a detectable range that includes at least one wavelength corresponding to hyper Raman scattered radiation scattered by the analyte. The... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080094623 - Autonomous calibration for optical analysis system: The present invention provides an autonomous calibration of a multivariate based spectroscopic system that is preferably implemented as a multivariate based spectrometer. The spectroscopic system is based on a multivariate optical element that provides a spectral weighting of an incident optical signal. Spectral weighting is performed on the basis of... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080094624 - Optical sensor with biologically reactive surface: An improved optical sensor and methods for measuring the presence of various materials or constituents in a fluid sample uses one or more reactive materials in a fluid environment. The reactive materials have optical properties that change in the presence of one or more target materials that may be present... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20080094625 - Detection of nitrates from tobacco for correlation with the amount of tobacco-specific nitrosamines within the tobacco: A system for detecting nitrates in a tobacco sample having a light source, and a detection device. The light source provides a beam of light incident to a tobacco sample, which is reflected from the tobacco sample to the detection device. A computing device computes the amount of nitrates within... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080094626 - Echelle spectometer with improved use of the detector by means of two spectrometer arrangements: The invention relates to a spectrometer arrangement (10) comprising a spectrometer (14) for producing a spectrum of a first wavelength range of radiation from a radiation source on a detector (42). Said arrangement also comprises: an Echelle grating (36) for the spectral decomposition of the radiation penetrating the spectrometer arrangement... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080094627 - Time-delay integration in a flow cytometry system: An apparatus for detecting analytes in a sample is provided. The apparatus can include: a flow cytometry system including one or more detection zones; one or more irradiation sources disposed for irradiating the one or more detection zones with radiation; at least one detector disposed for collecting charges corresponding to... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20080094628 - Surface inspection apparatus and surface inspection method: A surface inspection apparatus and a surface inspection method aim to securely deal with finer repetition pitch without shortening the wavelength of illumination light. To this end, the apparatus includes a unit illuminating repetitive pattern(s) formed on the substrate surface to be inspected with linearly polarized light, a unit setting... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080094629 - Optical gratings, lithography tools including such optical gratings and methods for using same for alignment: Lithography tools and substrates are aligned by generating geometric interference patterns using optical gratings associated with the lithography tools and substrates. In some embodiments, the relative position between a substrate and lithography tool is adjusted to cause at least one geometric shape to have a predetermined size or shape representing... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080094630 - Apparatus and methods for detecting overlay errors using scatterometry: Disclosed are techniques, apparatus, and targets for determining overlay error between two layers of a sample. In one embodiment, a method for determining overlay between a plurality of first structures in a first layer of a sample and a plurality of second structures in a second layer of the sample... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP - Kla Tencor

20080094631 - Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object: Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics preferably are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object/tooth being measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics... Agent: Alan Loudermilk Louldermilk & Associates

20080094632 - Optical sensor with chemically reactive surface: An improved optical sensor and methods for measuring the presence of various materials or constituents in a fluid sample uses reactive material(s) in a fluid environment. The reactive materials have optical properties that change in the presence of a target material that may be present in the environment. An optical... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20080094633 - Enhanced detection of acousto-photonic emissions in optically turbid media using a photo-refractive crystal-based detection system: A system and method of detecting acousto-photonic emissions in optically turbid media that provide increased levels of detection sensitivity. The detection system includes an ultrasonic transducer, a laser, a photo-detector for detecting ultrasound-modulated laser light, and circuitry for processing the detected signals for subsequent analysis. The ultrasonic transducer generates an... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20080094634 - Phase determination system and method: The present invention relates to the field of optics, and, in particular to a system and method for determining the phase of a wave. The system and method of the present invention calculates the phase of any type of wave based on the intensity of the wave. In particular, the... Agent: Daniel J Swirsky

20080094635 - Interrogation of a sensor: A sensing method, which comprises subjecting a holographic sensor to an external physical interaction to which the sensor is sensitive, and observing a change in the holographic image.... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080094636 - Fiber gas lasers and fiber ring laser gyroscopes based on these gas lasers: This invention discloses to a type of fiber gas lasers and fiber ring laser gyroscopes based on these fiber gas lasers. The fiber gas lasers comprise of excitation gases, optical resonator and excitation source, etc. The optical resonator is made by connecting two selected arms of a single mode fiber... Agent: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

20080094637 - Apparatus and method for ranging and noise reduction of low coherence interferometry lci and optical coherence tomography oct signals by parallel detection of spectral bands: Apparatus and method for increasing the sensitivity in the detection of optical coherence tomography and low coherence interferometry (“LCI”) signals by detecting a parallel set of spectral bands, each band being a unique combination of optical frequencies. The LCI broad bandwidth source is split into N spectral bands. The N... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080094638 - Method and apparatus for examining surfaces containing effect pigments: The present invention describes a method for an apparatus for examining surface properties. Properties of effect pigments are to be examined in particular. A surface (9) to be examined is examined at different emission and reception angles and any curvature of the effect pigments is deduced on the basis of... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20080094639 - Waferless recipe optimization: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for optimizing a metrology tool, such as an optical or scanning electron microscope so that minimum human intervention is achievable during the optimization. In general, a set of specifications and an initial input data are initially provided for a particular target. The specifications provide limits... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP - Kla Tencor

20080094640 - Methods and systems for precisely relatively positioning a waist of a pulsed laser beam and method for controlling energy delivered to a target structure: A method and system for locally processing a predetermined microstructure formed on a substrate without causing undesirable changes in electrical or physical characteristics of the substrate or other structures formed on the substrate are provided. The method includes providing information based on a model of laser pulse interactions with the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080094641 - Position sensor: A position detecting apparatus for detecting position of an object disposed in a first space by receiving light from the object with a light receiving element disposed outside said first space, said position detecting apparatus includes an optical system for directing light from the object to the light receiving element,... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080094642 - Alignment condition determination method and apparatus of the same, and exposure method and apparatus of the same: To reduce a superimpose error after exposure without using a plenty of time or cost. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] An alignment condition decision device includes: an acquisition unit (610) for performing position measurement for a measurement point set for each arbitrary shot via photoelectric detection and statistical calculation based on... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080094643 - Optical displacement meter, optical displacement measuring method, optical displacement measuring program, computer-readable recording medium , and device that records the program: The present invention provides an optical displacement meter in which light receiving elements are disposed two-dimensionally, capable of stably obtaining a reception light amount in accordance with a work. The optical displacement meter includes: a two-dimensional light receiving device for receiving reflection light of strip-line-shaped light from an object to... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20080088817 - Method for the measurement of the length of a line and device for carrying out said method: The invention relates to a method for measurement of a line (S), in particular, an optical distance measurement method, whereby an input means (24,42) of a distance measuring device (20,22) is operated, which triggers a measuring sequence of distance measurements, during which individual measurements (10-16) of distances from the distance... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20080088818 - High-precision laser rangefinder using burst emission: The present invention provides a rangefinder that has a light source for outputting a measuring beam, an AM modulation unit that modulates the measuring beam with a modulation signal, a light receiving unit that detects a reflected beam that is part of the modulated measuring beam and reflected by a... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080088825 - Ir spectroscopy analysis apparatus with coupling device: An apparatus for the analysis of a sample by means of an infrared (IR) spectroscopy, comprising a vessel (1) rotating during operation for holding the sample, a measuring head (2, 2′) connected with the vessel, a spectrometer (8) which is supplied with IR radiation reflected by the sample, and at... Agent: Kohler Schmid Moebus

20080088826 - Target detection apparatus: A target detection apparatus detects a target object from within an image by utilizing reflection characteristics in both a visible light range and an infrared light range of the target object. Image pickup devices output a plurality of mutually different color components and an infrared light component from incident light.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080088824 - Test apparatus and method: Previous testing of such test pieces as fan blades utilised in gas turbine engines has involved application of paint markings to identify fragments upon fragmentation of the test piece. Such fragmentation causes debris which will obscure paint markings and the paint itself may create clouds of dust obscuring visual images... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080088827 - Method and apparatus of monitoring plasma process tool: A method of monitoring a plasma process tool is provided, which includes obtaining a spectrum of a film to be detected from the plasma process tool, and then analyzing the spectrum by integrating a function of the spectrum intensity which focuses on specific or desired wavelength range, thereby determining whether... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080088819 - Miniature opto-mechanical anemometer: An opto-mechanical anemometer is particularly adapted to measure fluctuations in the flow of a turbulent fluid such as can be applied in the measurement of wind turbulence for meteorological purposes, the turbulent flow of fluid through a pipe or conduit, or the flow of air through a tube from the... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080088820 - Sensing systems and methods for differentiating between different cellular blood species during extracorporeal blood separation or processing: Systems and related methods sense the presence of targeted cellular blood species during extracorporeal blood separation or processing. The systems and methods tailor the sensing parameters to the particular objectives of the blood processing procedure selected to be accomplished. Different cellular blood species are targeted for detection for different selected... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler, Lt

20080088821 - Fuel cell and product of combustion humidity sensor: Densities of water vapor can be detected and quantified at a high sampling rate for a gas. The gas can be contained within a sample chamber within or outside of an instrument enclosure. A first split beam passes through the enclosure and the sample chamber while a second split beam... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20080088822 - Machine aided combination of an nir material concentration measurement with a temperature profile measurement based on fiber bragg gratings in optical fibers: The invention relates to a spectroscopic arrangement and a method for combining devices for measuring material concentrations NIR associated with a spectroscopic evaluation of glass fiber and fitted with fibers Bragg gratings (FBG) for measuring temperature profiles.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus

20080088823 - Optical train and method for tirf single molecule detection and analysis: In one aspect the invention relates to an apparatus for analyzing the presence of a single molecule using total internal reflection. In one embodiment an apparatus for single molecule analysis includes a support having a sample located thereon; two sources of light at distinct wavelengths, a collimator for directing the... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080088828 - Apparatus and method for measuring polarization direction of polarizing plate: A polarization direction measuring apparatus includes: a first polarizing plate having an unknown polarization direction about a reference axis; a sample whose polarization direction is to be measured; a rotatable sample holder on which the sample is mounted in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080088829 - Method and apparatus for evaluating solar cell and use thereof: Disclosed is a method for evaluating the performance of a solar cell which comprises a silicon semiconductor as the main component. This method comprises a current introduction step for introducing a direct current into a solar cell element constituting the solar cell in the forward direction, and an emission sensing... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080088830 - Optical system of detecting peripheral surface defect of glass disk and device of detecting peripheral surface defect thereof: In the present invention, since light beams are irradiated from a back face of a glass disk through the glass disk on to an outer peripheral chamfered portion at a front face side of the glass disk, a difference between extinction amounts in a received light due a foreign matter... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080088831 - Method for obtaining images from slices of specimen: The specimen can e.g. be stained in situ by admitting a gas, such as OsO4 (osmiumtetroxide), to the specimen. This method also makes it possible to perform differential staining by first making an image of the specimen exposed to a first staining agent, and subsequently making an image of the... Agent: Michael O. Scheinberg

20080088832 - Inspection method and apparatus, lithographic apparatus, lithographic processing cell and device manufacturing method: In a scatterometric method, different targets with different sensitivities to a parameter of interest are printed in a calibration matrix and different spectra obtained. Principal component analysis is applied to the different spectra to obtain a calibration function that is less sensitive to variation in the underlying structure than a... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080088833 - Visual inspection apparatus, visual inspection method, and peripheral edge inspection unit that can be mounted on visual inspection apparatus: This visual inspection apparatus has a macro-inspection section and a micro-inspection section. In the micro-inspection section, a inspection stage and a microscope are loaded into a loading plate. The inspection stage can be moved in any directions of the X, Y, and Z directions, and can also be rotated in... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080088834 - Container for processing section samples, processing method for section samples, and processing apparatus for section samples: The container comprises a cylindrical member 20 which constitutes the side wall member, a bottom member 30 which is in contact with the bottom plane of the cylindrical member 20 and which constitutes the bottom part, and an engaged fixing part 35 for engaging the cylindrical member 20 with the... Agent: Bruce L. Adams Adams & Wilks

20080088835 - Packaging of multiple fluid receptacles: Packaged fluid receptacles include: a plurality of fluid receptacles arranged one next to the other to form a composite structure having a top surface, bottom surface and end walls at a first end and a second end and having a longitudinal axis which extends through the end walls; and a... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080088836 - Apparatus for determining a physical quantity: A device for determining a physical quantity of a sample, in particular for determining the density of a fluid, is implemented as an optical measuring device which allows an evaluation the reliability of the measured value in the measurement of the physical quantity of the sample.... Agent: Henry M. Feiereisen Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20080088837 - Sample container and system for a handheld spectrometer and method for using therefor: A container for holding a sample and a system and method for a handheld spectrometer using the container is disclosed. In one embodiment, the container includes a vial with an optical window at the base of the vial. A sample may be placed in the vial. A hollow plunger may... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20080088839 - Method and device for optically measuring a sample: The inventive method for optically measuring a sample consists in temporarily repeatedly transmitting an electromagnetic signal (2) to the sample in such a way that a substance contained in the sample is transferred from a first electronic state (1) into a second electronic state (3), wherein at least one part... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080088838 - Two-photon microscope with spectral resolution: A microscope for generating an image of a sample, the microscope includes a light source for generating a pulsed light; a scanning mirror receiving the pulsed light and transmitting the pulsed light to the sample to be imaged causing the sample to emit energy; a dispersive element that receives the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080088840 - Hyperspectral imaging systems: Hyperspectral imaging systems that may be used for imaging objects in three-dimensions with no moving parts are disclosed. A lenslet array and/or a pinhole array may be used to reimage and divide the field of view into multiple channels. The multiple channels are dispersed into multiple spectral signatures and observed... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080088841 - Coded aperture imaging photopolarimetry: An imaging polarimeter includes a polarization dispersing element, a spatial light modulator, a complementary polarization dispersing element, a polarization analyzer, an electronic detection plane, and a processor. The polarization dispersing element polarimetrically disperses an image of an object. The spatial light modulator spatially modulates the polarimetrically dispersed image. The complementary... Agent: Kasha Law PLLC

20080088842 - System and method for imaging through an irregular water surface: An underwater imaging system includes an underwater imaging polarimeter that captures images of the water surface. The captured images are indicative of the captured light, and are equivalent to four-component Stokes vector S=(I,Q,U,V) data. Advantageously, the passive imaging technique of the present invention utilizes polarmetric data. In contrast, conventional optical... Agent: Patrick J. O'shea, Esq. O'shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.C.

20080088843 - Pattern forming apparatus, mark detecting apparatus, exposure apparatus, pattern forming method, exposure method, and device manufacturing method: While a wafer stage linearly moves in a Y-axis direction, a multipoint AF system detects surface position information of the wafer surface at a plurality of detection points that are set at a predetermined distance in an X-axis direction and also a plurality of alignment systems that are arrayed in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080088844 - Method and apparatus for a microscope image selector: The disclosure generally relates to a multimode imaging apparatus for simultaneously obtaining multiple wavelength-discriminative spectral images of a sample. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an image selector having a rotator assembly, the rotator assembly housing a first plurality of optical components, the image selector adapted to receive a illuminating... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20080088845 - Surface plasmon induction in multiwalled carbon nanotube arrays: Disclosed are optical devices including one or more carbon nanotubes that can function as plasmon waveguides. The presently disclosed devices advantageously utilize the existence of surface plasmons on carbon nanotubes through the generation and transport of surface plasmon polaritons across the nanotubes. Also disclosed are methods for tuning the devices... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080088846 - Method and apparatus for acoustic sensing using multiple optical pulses: An improved technique for acoustic sensing involves, in one embodiment, launching into a medium, a plurality of groups of pulse-modulated electromagnetic-waves. The frequency of electromagnetic waves in a pulse within a group differs from the frequency of the electromagnetic waves in another pulse within the group. The energy scattered by... Agent: At&t Corp.

20080088848 - Foreign matter inspection apparatus and foreign matter inspection method: A foreign-matter inspection apparatus is implemented which allows the stable detection sensitivity to be maintained. A laser beam emitted from a laser apparatus is applied to a beam irradiation sample via an irradiation unit and a mirror. Then, the laser beam is captured into a beam-capturing camera via an image-forming... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080088847 - Sensor unit for assay and prism: A sensor unit is for use in a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assay apparatus having an assay stage. A total reflection prism is supported on a stage surface of the assay stage, and has a sensing surface positioned on an upper surface thereof. The sensing surface receives illuminating light applied... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080088849 - Interferometry for determining characteristics of an object surface, with spatially coherent illumination: Disclosed is an apparatus which includes: an interferometer configured to direct broadband spatially coherent test light to a test surface of a test object over a range of illumination angles and subsequently combine it with reference light to form an interference pattern, the test and reference light being derived from... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080088850 - Frequency analysis system and method for detecting improper actuation system performance and element operation: Dither frequency analysis systems include a controller for directing a control signal and a dither frequency to an actuation driver. One or more sensors are used for receiving and relaying a signal downstream from an actuation element, which downstream signal includes the dither frequency. A frequency analysis device receives and... Agent: Honeywell Turbo Technologies

20080088851 - Spatial and spectral wavefront analysis and measurement: A method and apparatus for wavefront analysis including obtaining a plurality of differently phase changed transformed wavefronts corresponding to a wavefront being analyzed which has an amplitude and a phase, obtaining a plurality of intensity maps of the plurality of phase changed transformed wavefronts and employing the plurality of intensity... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080088852 - Optical imaging apparatus with spectral detector: Apparatus for obtaining depth profile information from a transparent object, includes a confocal scanner for producing an en-face image of the object in an x-y plane, a spectral optical coherence tomography (OCT) apparatus for producing an OCT scan along at least one line in the z direction passing through a... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20080088853 - Image invariant optical speckle capturing device and method: An image invariant optical speckle capturing device and method. A highly coherent light is used to illuminate a surface and is scattered by the surface, and is captured from the direction with a ±100 from the angle of specular reflection. A light restrictive module is designed to confine the angular... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080088854 - Inspection method and apparatus, lithographic apparatus, lithographic processing cell and device manufacturing method: In a scatterometric method, a roughness value can be obtained by using a model including a surface layer having a variable parameter relating to its refractive index.... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080088855 - Shape evaluation method, shape evaluation device, and device having the shape evaluation device: A shape evaluation device performs simulation by using an annular light source or concentric light source instead of a rectilinear light source and calculates a characteristic line for performing shape evaluation. The shape evaluation device includes a calculation device (2) having: a distance vector calculation unit (2a) for acquiring a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080088856 - Optical displacement meter, optical displacement measuring method, optical displacement measuring program, computer-readable recording medium, and device that records the program: The present invention provides an optical displacement meter which performs a profile search for performing positional adjustment of a profile shape. The optical displacement meter includes: an amplifier for amplifying a reception light signal from a two-dimensional light receiving device; profile computing means capable of computing a profile shape of... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20080084552 - Stress measurement method: In order to attain this object, the stress measurement apparatus 1 comprises a correlation data storage section 41 that analyzes a correlation between reference stress related data obtained from a Raman spectrum L of an entire predetermined area W1 of a reference specimen W and local stress originated data as... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20080084553 - Method and apparatus for multimodal detection: In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for detecting and classifying an unknown substance in a sample. The method including the steps of (a) providing a spectrum for each of a predetermined number of reference substances; (b) detecting an area of interest on said unknown substance; (c) targeting... Agent: Duane Morris

20080084555 - Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy: Systems and techniques for contemporaneous Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Light that has interacted with a sample is dispersed to separate wavelength components, including Raman and photoluminescence components. A first array detector is positioned to receive Raman components, and a second array detector is positioned to receive Raman components. The first... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080084551 - Real time synthetic aperture radar processing system and method: This invention relates to a real time SAR processing system for processing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) return signals and a method for real time processing of SAR return signals. The real time SAR processing system for processing synthetic aperture radar return signals comprises a. light source (1) for generating a... Agent: Frost Brown Todd

20080084554 - Method and device for configuration examination: A method of examining a configuration of a sample includes the step of irradiating a terahertz pulsed light, which possesses a wavelength to transmit through the sample, to at least two different portions of the sample, the step of detecting at least two electric field amplitude-time resolved waveforms of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080084556 - Method for examining defect in steel bar and apparatus therefor: A penetrating radiation is used to examine a steel bar in a reinforced concrete coordinated with a comparing object. The position and size of the comparing object are known in advance. At first, the steel bar and the comparing object are projected on an imaging device. Then, a magnifying rate... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20080084557 - Optical inspection system: The present invention relates to an optical system that allows accurate projection and inspection of a curved surface onto a flat plane. The present invention may be used to prevent or mitigate inspection errors caused by particulate matter by narrowing the depth of field along a curved surface.... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20080084558 - Rotating laser measurement system: An apparatus including a scanning mechanism, a tracking mechanism, and a processing unit. The scanning mechanism includes a rotating mechanism, a mounting arm rotatably attached to the rotating mechanism, and a light source connected to the mounting arm. The scanning mechanism also includes a mirror connected to the mounting arm,... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20080084559 - Microvolume sampling device: Disclosed herein is a microvolume sampling device that includes a chip and a UV-transmissive cell formed of fused silica. The chip has a plurality of wells, a receiving area extending therebetween, and a port extending through the chip to the receiving area. The cell, which preferably has a rectangular cross-section,... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP

20080084560 - Compact raman or fluorescence excitation system: A compact Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy system that uses a microprism or micromirror based optical structure to accomplish the introduction of excitation radiation with compactness and simplified system configuration for portable or mobile spectroscopy applications. A microprism may be glued to a surface location of a focusing lens in the... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080084561 - System and method for high sensitivity optical detection of gases: A method and apparatus architecture for detecting gases, particularly hazardous gases which should be detected in miniscule amounts. High sensitivity detection of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) is set forth with very low probability of false positives (PFP) by the use of an innovative laser-photoacoustic spectrometer (L-PAS). Detection of diisopropyl methylphosphonate... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20080084562 - Detecting laser-induced fluorescence emissions: A system for detecting a chemical element within a material including at least one laser emission means for ionizing part of the material to generate fluorescence; at least one transmitting Bragg grating that filters the wavelength corresponding to the deexcitation wavelength of the element; and at least one photodiode that... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper Us LLP

20080084563 - Polarization evaluation mask, polarization evaluation method, and polarization determination device: A polarization evaluation mask for evaluating the state of polarization of an illumination light in exposure equipment comprises a transparent substrate; a light interceptor formed in said transparent substrate and having a plurality of fine apertures; a plurality of polarizers formed to cover said plurality of fine apertures and having... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080084564 - Systems and methods for comparative interferogram spectrometry: A system for comparative interferogram spectrometry includes an interferometer configured to generate interferograms from incident radiation from a target region, an interferogram database containing stored interferograms, and a processing subsystem configured to receive the generated interferograms and compare the received interferograms to the stored interferograms.... Agent: Steven L. Nichols Rader, Fishman & Graver Pllc

20080084565 - Interferometer-based real time early fouling detection system and method: A interferometer-based fouling detection system and method are described. The system may include a fiber optic cable, a light source in communication with the fiber optic cable, at least one photo detector in communication with the fiber optic cable, and at least one interferometric spectrometer. The fiber optic cable may... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080084566 - Method and system for synchronising angles: A method and a system for synchronising angles of at least two displaceable working means (2, 2′) at a predetermined point of action (4) is disclosed. The working means are, in particular, a robot-controlled tool or a robot-controlled radiation emitter and/or radiation receiver. In order to synchronise angles in a... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, Llc

20080084567 - System for scatterometric measurements and applications: Instead of constructing a full multi-dimensional look-up-table as a model to find the critical dimension or other parameters in scatterometry, regression or other optimized estimation methods are employed starting from a “best guess” value of the parameter. Eigenvalues of models that are precalculated may be stored and reused later for... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP - Kla-tencor Corporation

20080084568 - Measurement device: A measurement device comprises a carrier 20 adapted to be supported, in use, at least partially within a tubular body, a laser metrology unit 28 including means mounted on the carrier 20 whereby a laser beam 32 can be transmitted radially from the carrier 20 and whereby reflected light can... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20080079929 - Flow cytometer: The present invention relates to a flow cytometer, comprising a light source, a light beam shaping module for collimating and converging a light beam emitted from the light source so that the light beam irradiates samples to be detected, a sample generation unit, which comprises a gas-liquid transmission controlling module... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080079930 - Measurement apparatus and method: A measurement apparatus disclosed that has a radiation source configured to provide a measurement beam of radiation such that an individually controllable element of an array of individually controllable elements capable of modulating a beam of radiation, is illuminated by the measurement beam and redirects the measurement beam, and a... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080079931 - Methods, assemblies and systems for inspecting a photomask: A method of inspecting a photomask, the method comprising, inspecting at least a portion of the photomask to provide a location of defects having with a first resolution, determining at least one defect region in the location of the defects, the defect region having a defect therein, and imaging the... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080079932 - Visual inspection apparatus and visual inspection method: The present invention is related to a visual inspection apparatus which can perform various adjustments simply and rapidly. The visual inspection apparatus includes a wafer holder for holding a wafer to be movable in the X, Y, and Z directions and rotatable about the Z axis and a peripheral edge... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080079933 - Surface inspection apparatus and surface inspection head apparatus: A surface inspection apparatus has a detection unit that irradiates an inner circumferential surface of an inspection object with inspection light from a laser diode through a light projecting fiber, and detects the intensity of the reflected light of that inspection light. The detection unit comprises a first light receiving... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080079934 - Method of real time dynamic cd control: A method of real time dynamic CD control in a system for patterning resist coated wafers. The method includes lithographically patterning the resist coated wafers using predetermined exposure dose and focus settings. The method further includes obtaining CD metrology data from test areas on the patterned wafers, where different groups... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (tokyo Electron)

20080079935 - Inspecting lighting head system and method of operation: A system for high-speed inspection is provided. The system includes a digital camera focused on an inspection location and generating image data. An array of light emitting diodes generates light beams, and one or two lenses collimate the light beams. The angle of incidence of the collimated light on an... Agent: Mr. Christopher John Rourk Jackson Walker LLP

20080079936 - Internal thread inspection probe: An apparatus is provided for detecting flaws in a threaded bore having at least one thread with a helical root is provided. The apparatus may include a thread engagement member configured to engage the at least one thread of the threaded bore. The apparatus may also include a probe coupled... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080079937 - Multi-photon absorption detection of materials: An exemplary embodiment includes an apparatus having an energy source for selectively directing a first energy toward a first material. The at least a portion of the first energy excites a preselected second material to an excited state where at least two photons of the first energy are absorbed by... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080079938 - Method and system for sensing and identifying foreign particles in a gaseous environment: An optical method and system sense and identify a foreign particle in a gaseous environment. A light source generates light. An electrically-conductive sheet has an array of holes formed through the sheet. Each hole has a diameter that is less than one quarter of the light's wavelength. The sheet is... Agent: National Aeronautics And Space Administration Langley Research Center

20080079939 - Instrument for measuring the angular distribution of light produced by an illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus: Instruments (as well as related components and methods) to measure the angular distribution of light produced by an illumination system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus are disclosed. Such apparatusus are used for the production of integrated circuits and other microstructured components.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080079940 - Microstructuring optical wave guide devices with femtosecond optical pulses: The present invention is directed to the creation of optical waveguiding devices from standard optical fibers by the creation of zones of permanently altered refractive index characteristics therein. A high intensity femtosecond laser beam is focused at a predetermined target region in the fiber so as to soften the glass... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.C.

20080079941 - Differential geomety-based method and apparatus for measuring polarization mode dispersion vectors in optical fibers: A method and apparatus are provided for determining the first and second order polarization mode dispersion (PMD) vectors of an optical device, such as a single mode optical fiber, using only a single input polarization state. This is achieved by passing light beams having a fixed polarization state and frequencies... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20080079942 - Multi-path flow cell correction: A Method of correcting a multi-path absorbance measuring system is suggested. The multi-path absorbance measuring system has a plurality of n measuring path: The method is executed by correcting the signal of the measuring paths based on a determined linearization function.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080079943 - Apparatus and method for obtaining a reflectance property indication of a sample: A method for obtaining a reflectance property indication of a sample which includes making a reflectance measurement of the sample and correcting the reflectance measurement in order to obtain the reflectance property indication. The reflectance measurement represents an observed reflectance of the sample, the reflectance property indication represents a standardized... Agent: Rodman Rodman

20080079944 - Apparatus and method for measuring interaction between measurement-target sample substance and bioactive substance: A measuring apparatus and a measuring method are configured to measure a concentration of an organic solvent in a sample solution, measure a concentration of the organic solvent in a concentration control solution, calculate a mixture amount by which the concentration control solution is mixed into the sample solution of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080079945 - Apparatus and method to quantify laser head reference signal reliability: A method and apparatus measures signal intensity and frequency of a laser reference signal over time to provide information regarding laser reference signal reliability.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080079946 - Digital intensity suppression for vibration and radiation insensitivity in a fiber optic gyroscope: A technique for operating an interferometric fiber optic gyroscope (IFOG) exploits digital intensity suppression to improve gyro performance. The IFOG includes an optical portion configured to provide an optical signal, a photodetector configured to convert the optical signal to a photodetector output signal and an electronics portion configured to provide... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080079947 - Optical resonator gyro and method for reducing resonance asymmetry errors: Methods and apparatus are provided for attenuating rotation rate errors in a resonator gyro. The gyro includes a ring resonator having a hollow core optical fiber coil and optical elements that are selected and/or oriented to reduce stray light that may be present in input light beams introduced to the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080079948 - Baseplate for a ring laser gyroscope: A path length control driver for a ring laser gyroscope includes a baseplate, a number of piezoelectric elements, and electrodes. The baseplate includes openings selectively sized and located on the baseplate for reducing distortion thereof during thermal or other mechanical loading. The baseplate includes a central hub extending from a... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services Ab-2b

20080079949 - Optical tomograph: An optical tomograph obtains tomographic images by administering frequency analysis on an interference light beam formed by interference between a reflected light beam, which is a measuring light beam reflected by a measurement target, and a reference light beam. A tomographic data obtaining section obtains tomographic data to be used... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080079950 - Diffractive null corrector employing a spatial light modulator: The present invention is directed to a system and method for using a spatial light modulator (SLM) to perform a null test of an (aspheric) optical surface. In an embodiment, such a system includes an interferometer, an optical element, and an SLM. The interferometer provides electromagnetic radiation. The optical element... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080079951 - Detection apparatus, detection method, and optically transparent member: Provided are a detection apparatus, a detection method and an optically transparent member, which can detect a decrease in a precision. A convolution is performed by a convolution portion 80 contained in an image processing portion 38, to acquire the distribution information indicating the light intensity distribution of a light... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080079952 - Height-limit calculation apparatus, height-limit calculation method, method of manufacturing three-dimensional structure, and computer product: A height-limited-area-information creating device creates a clip plane on a base plane of a printed circuit board, and sets a view so that an image faces the base plane and a normal to the base plane represents a depth direction of the image. According to the view, a three-dimensional image... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080079953 - Alignment apparatus, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method using exposure apparatus: An alignment apparatus includes driving means having a movable element and a stator, a measurement unit which measures a position of a moving member moved by the driving means using measurement light, and a discharging unit to discharge gas existing in an optical path of the measurement light. The discharging... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20080079954 - Distance measuring apparatus, distance measuring method, and computer program product: A distance measuring apparatus includes a detecting unit which detects a distance to an object located in a predetermined detection range; an imaging unit which generates an image signal group corresponding to a predetermined imaging field; a calculating unit which calculates the distance to the object located in the imaging... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080079955 - Apparatus and method fro measuring volumes: An apparatus and method for measuring volumes. The apparatus includes a base having a central processing unit, a receiver and a dock; and a scanner having an inertial navigation system, a transmitter, a sensor, a reset control, and a trigger in communication with a microprocessor. An alternate embodiment scanner may... Agent: Paul S. Rooy Registered Patent Attorney